Systematic Review: The Value of the Periodic Health Evaluation

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Systematic Review: The Value of the Periodic Health Evaluation

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Figure 1. Conceptual framework developed to guide assessment of the value of the periodic health evaluation.

Pap = Papanicolaou.

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Appendix Table. Effect Sizes in Randomized, Controlled Trials by Outcome Assessed* ${webonly}$

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Figure 2. Summary of literature search and review process (number of articles).

*Total may exceed 1284; several reasons for exclusion at the abstract level were allowed. ${dagger}$ A total of 50 articles were included in the data abstraction. These 50 articles represented 33 studies that reported multiple outcomes and multiple follow-ups. ${ddagger}$ Total may exceed 769; several reasons for exclusion at the article inclusion/exclusion review level were allowed. CINAHL = Cumulative Index of Nursing and Alliance Health Literature; PHE = periodic health evaluation.

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Table 1. Components of Risk Assessment Described as Part of Periodic Health Evaluation in 33 Studies Included in Literature Review

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Table 2. Components of Physical Examination Described as Part of Periodic Health Evaluation in 33 Studies Included in Literature Review

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Table 3. Summary of Results from Best Available Evidence to Assess Each Outcome*